Business is increasingly undergoing change. Being competitive in a global market and organizing a flexible enterprise capable of responding to a constantly changing world are essential for today’s senior managers.

Aware that the role of senior managers is increasingly complex, IE Business School has designed the Managerial Boardroom program in order to create a platform of theory, knowledge and analysis where participants are provided with the necessary tools and information in order to optimize their professional performance.

The Managerial Boardroom is an opportunity for senior executives to devote a period of time to deepen their knowledge in analyzing business trends, the international economy and our political and social realities.

You may register for the program at any time of year and the annual fee begins from the day you register.

The content and dynamics of this program are specifically designed for senior corporate executives:

• Presidents

• Managing directors

• Director generals of multinationals

• Division or functional area directors of large companies responsible for the future development of the firm.

In essence, the program is aimed at company leaders responsible for the future development of their enterprise.

Managerial Boardroom members take part in periodic working breakfasts with experts at the highest level in the business, political, economic and academic world, where issues that impact business strategy are discussed.

These sessions are eminently interactive, the primary activity being the discussion and debate of the topics among participants and with the guest speaker.

Over the year, the program includes:

9 Working meetings led by relevant political and business figures who will explain our country's major political issues and share their experience and views of the business world. The dynamic of these sessions is highly interactive, with discussion and debate of the topics by the participants and guest speaker playing a primary role.

3 Sessions on the economic situation at which policymakers and expert economists will analyze the current situation and domestic and international economic prospects.

3 Academic update sessions given by members of the Instituto de Empresa faculty, to review the latest business management tools and executive management techniques and skills.

Participants in this exclusive program also:

• Are invited to conferences and discussions organized by the Instituto de Empresa on topics considered of interest by program managers.

• Receive the following publications:

• Ideas Empresariales, quarterly journal with essays and studies on the development of new markets and sectors in different countries of the world.

• Revista de Empresa, published in Spain and Latin America, which includes the most up-to-date models for management and business training, and a selection of articles from the Academy Management Executive.

• Boletín Económico, with international economic analysis and forecasts prepared by IE professors in the Area of Economics

• To establish a focal point for information and discussion of trends in the business, political and economic environments, so that participants become knowledgeable about and gain understanding of the scenario in which companies are operating.

• To bring participants' knowledge up to date on the latest business management tools that will help them be more effective company managers.

• To create a forum for meetings and periodic contact among out country's business leaders, through which participants are enriched by the exchange of experience and knowledge.

Member of the Executive Classroom are able:

• To achieve a better understanding of the business world, as a means to consolidating their organization's competitiveness.

• To discuss topics affecting their business with political, business and academia experts.

• To exchange experiences with senior corporate executives in other sectors.

• To strengthen their vision in order to meet challenges and respond to opportunities in their sector.

• To become aware of new management tools, which will help them analyze their companies and implement improvements.

• To optimize their leadership capabilities.